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Night procession on a sandy open ground lit by a bright floodlight beneath a canopy strung with coloured lights. On the right, men in white dhotis and shirts pull or steady a tall grey statue on a wooden frame, with a bright illuminated ratha or palanquin behind it. A row of devotees in white and saffron stands along a white rope barrier at the left, and several saffron-clad figures with long staffs walk in front.

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Night procession on a sandy open ground lit by a bright spotlight beneath a canopy with strings of coloured lights. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a tall palanquin-style structure with a grey figure seated on it, moving along a white rope barrier. Behind the rope, a crowd in white and colourful clothing stands watching, and on the right are illuminated golden ratha-style structures with lamps. On the left, men in orange and red dhotis and white garments stand near long poles. The scene appears to be a temple festival procession.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night outdoor scene at a temple-style open ground under a large tent canopy, lit by a bright floodlight. In the foreground, four men in white dhotis and white shirts pull a long white rope taut, while a grey statue figure of a dancing or flying deity is suspended in mid-air above it. On the left, several men in orange-and-maroon robes stand in a row holding long wooden poles. A large crowd of people in white and saffron clothing stands behind, and illuminated decorated chariots or palanquins with glowing lamps appear at the right edge. The setting suggests a ritual procession or temple festival.2016-01-02Night outdoor scene at a temple-style open-air pandal with a bright floodlight. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a tall grey statue of a figure on a wooden frame, with a rope line running across the frame. On the left, men in orange and maroon garments hold long wooden poles. Behind them a large crowd of people in white and orange stands under the striped tent. At the right edge, a decorated deity murti and an adorned altar are lit with lamps, and a priest in a dark garment stands beside it. A tall grey figure statue is being carried in procession.2016-01-02Night outdoor festival scene on a sandy open ground lit by a bright floodlight. Several white-clad men in dhotis and white shirts stand near a rope barrier, and a few men in brown or maroon garments perform beside them. A large standing dark figure, possibly a statue, rises at the centre. Behind the rope, a crowd of people in white stands under a tent canopy, with illuminated ornate golden processional chariots or ratha decorated with lights and small deity murti at the right. Strings of coloured lights hang along the tent edges.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night procession on a sandy open ground lit by bright floodlights. Several men in white dhotis and bare-chested or saffron-robed priests walk in a line, some carrying long poles and staves. Behind them, a lit ratha/chariot with illuminated golden kalasha-shaped towers and a deity murti stands among a large crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing. A white rope barrier runs across the frame. A man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti at left faces the procession. Strings of lights and a tent canopy frame the scene.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night procession on a sandy open ground lit by a bright floodlight on the left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry a tall grey statue of a standing figure on a pole-mounted frame, walking toward the right. A rope barrier runs across the ground, with white-clad devotees lining both sides. In the background, illuminated golden ratha chariots and decorated palanquins glow with lights, and a tall red-robed attendant stands at the right edge beside a bamboo pole. Striped canopies and strings of lights frame the scene.2016-01-02